So this is from Wisconsin, where people should be use to driving in snow. If you watch it all the way through, you will take away the fact that people have almost zero respect for driving in the snow. Transport this down south where they barely deal with snow, have almost no infrastructure to deal with snow removal, and people with the attitude "It's just snow, no big deal" and that is how you have the entire state just about shut down. *edit It gets the worst after the 3 minute mark.
See how those people go speeding along the ice? Figuring "Fuck it. I'll go fast enough and get through it super quick, and all I'll do is use my momentum to go straight!"? That's how the majority of Texans handle ice. Then there's a fair minority who handle it by creeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeping over it. There's no in between. It's either 65 mph, or 6 mph. And when the two meet, all fucking hell breaks loose.
My daughter was super annoyed as I was watching this. "Jesus! Holy shit! He's gonna hit one of those people! What the fuck?!?! Oh my gooood!!!"
I got in a car accident on the first day of my new job. I was going a whopping 30 mph on the highway (slower than most) and it felt OK. There wasn't really any snow accumulation on the road yet, just a little slush. I was nearing a bridge, so I took my foot off the gas to slow down in case it was icy. Apparently that wasn't enough, because when I saw the cars out ahead start to brake, I tapped my brakes to see how slippery it was, and proceeded to spin about 200 degrees clockwise. Moral of the story is, I've been trying to be a little less judgmental of the other drivers I see off the road, because I am used to driving in snow and thought I was being pretty careful. Also, I am currently accepting suggestions for relatively fuel efficient cars that handle snow better than my tiny Toyota Echo did (may she rest in peace).
Thats what I thought the whole time. Why the fuck were people standing in the middle of a fucking highway? I mean I guess maybe the first or second near miss can be forgiven but after that I'd had just stayed way the fuck behind the barrier and said fuck it let the rest of the maniacs crash Im not getting crushed by 2500 lbs of steel.
Whenever I watch things like that I have to remind myself that a huge majority of the human population is really fucking stupid.
Shitty winter drivers piss me off more than just about anything. Slow down, (significantly) increase your following distance, and for fuck's sake have winter tires. There is no excuse for not doing all of those things, especially the last one. Even if you live in a place that typically doesn't get any snow/ice and there's a freak winter storm, how fucking stupid do you have to be to not realize that going the speed limit in your rear wheel drive car with summer tires isn't going to end well? There's a huge stigma attached to drunk driving, as there should be, but when it comes to winter driving without proper tires it becomes "oh, I'll just do my best. What am I supposed to do, not drive to work?" Yes, genius, just like how you should not drive home from the bar after drinking all night.
Before I moved here, The Husband had me go to Firestone and buy tires suited to this area...best call ever....best 1200 bucks spent pre-move ever too, because daaaang. I honestly don't think, all wheel drive or no, that my car would have handled this winter (so far) nearly as well as it has without replacing those tires.
If I'm ever feeling down during the winter, I know I can come here and automatically feel better. I walked to work at 3:30pm yesterday in jeans and a t-shirt and was hot, with an ice cold gatorade in my hand. However, walking home at 11:30 was slightly chilly, I think I may have even gotten goosebumps once or twice. Suckers
The only part that makes me jealous is that you get to walk to work. I don't care about warmth vs. cold as much as I care about safely getting to work and back, which is hard to do in a car, driving in icy conditions, and surrounded by idiots.
So I got a coupon for a free lobster from the local fancy shmantsy store. Looks like a romantic dinner for one tonight.
The mountains are getting dumped on. God I wish I wish I was out there right now. Snowboarding in fresh powder is a religious experience. Btw, people getting out of their car after an accident on the highway is the purest form of Darwinism. Your car is designed to protect you in a collision, your body is not.
Is it some sort of per-req for old men to walk around around completely nude in gym change rooms and start awkward conversations with strangers?
I've always wondered what the turning point age is from where you convert to not only being comfortable walking around a locker room of strangers nude, but seemingly actively avoiding putting on any sort of clothing. I'll occasionally walk nude from the bathroom to my bedroom after a shower and that's just whatever, I have no desire to continue lounging nude, even in my own apartment, much less gallivanting around a sweaty locker room.
Well, it's not 43, that's for sure. The ladies I've seen are in their 60s. Parents also reported a guy one time at the Y for walking around nude in the locker room, but stopping to talk to the young boys in there (12) while putting a leg up on the bench. I should add that there were other things too that creeped them out, but that is what sticks in my mind. I think it was after swim practice and he was asking weird questions as well.
I think that the turning point isn't an age but a shape. Like..you can be 43 and smoking ass hot. Probably not okay to walk around naked in the locker room because hey. Everyone feels pervy trying to sneak peaks at your tits and wondering how in the hell they're still so magical and upright....So you get lots of side eye going on. But - if you're a dumpy doughy flabby 43...walking around naked is no big thing because ain't nobody looking at that.